2010 NCAA Women’s Tournament Bracket
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Bill Jempty | Monday, March 15, 2010 |
Here it is-
Like with the Men’s tournament, I’ll take a shot at making some guesses predictions in the women’s also.
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 2010 NCAA Women’s Tournament Bracket
Here it is-
Like with the Men’s tournament, I’ll take a shot at making some NCAA: Fan Facebook site violates rules
This after a NC State fan set up a web page that urged a recruit to come to the school. From AP-
The actions NC State took are understandable. They don’t want to be penalized. On the other hand fan websites being considered recruiting tools seems like a giant NCAA overreach to me. They called it a high tech recruitment tool. Would that then apply to any fan website for a particular school that generically asked athletes to consider coming there to play? It’s decisions like the above one that makes many reasonable people NCAA rules are just plain ridiculous. Are you ready for some bowling?
No I’m not talking about some middle aged man propelling a ball at some objects at the end of a lane, but the games that climax every college football season. Bowl season officially starts this Saturday, here are the matchups for all the college football fanatics out there. Dec 20 That’s 34 games, 68 schools spread over a period of 20 days for those of you keeping score at home. An ample supply of college football for any fanatics out there. A few notes *- There are a few bowl games remaining without corporate names in their title. Gator, Sun, Texas, Independence. Were these games unable to find sponsors? It is my humble opinion that bowl season has gotten out of hand. Someone may say what’s the big deal? If someone wants to start a bowl game and there are two schools willing to play in it, does their records matter. A good football isn’t only a contest between stars at big name schools. All true, but how much public money is spent on these affairs? Many of the teams are state universities who get funded by taxpayers. Then there is the game itself where police have to be taken from other tasks to work the day or night of the game or paid over-time. With the economic downturn right now, you have to wonder if there will be less bowls in the near future. That would depend on how long a deal a corporate sponsor signed on for. I wonder how many fans of some schools plan to make a bowl trip. Are there 1,000 or more FAU Owls willing to journey from Florida to Michigan in December to watch the team play? Even if I were a Owl fan and had money, I’d stay home. Enjoy the games. NC State Hires BC’s Tom O’Brien
NC State has chosen BC’s Tom O’Brien, a Naval Academy graduate, over Paul Johnson, Navy’s current coach.
Interesting. Johnson’s name has been tossed about in the Alabama search, although he has apparently not been interviewed and West Virginia’s Rich Rodriguez is reportedly all but locked up that job. It would be quite odd if he were in the running for jobs of that caliber but wound up not getting any offers. NFL Draft 2006 – Round 1 #26 – Buffalo Bills (from Bears) – DT John McCargo
The Chicago Bears, winners of the NFC North, are on the clock. They’ve traded their pick to the Buffalo Bills, who chose NC State DT John McCargo, who Mel Kiper had projected late in the 2nd round and Rick Gosselin had him at #52. So, either the Bills are idiots–as evidenced by their offseason moves and two draft picks so far–or almost everyone else evaluating football this year are. NFL Draft 2006 – Round 1 #22 – San Francisco 49ers – DE Manny Lawson
The 49ers didn’t waste any time with their second pick in the first round, taking North Carolina State defensive end Manny Lawson almost as soon as they got on the clock. Not only is he a logical choice to replace the departed Julian Peterson, but he’s the best player on the board. Great choice by the 49ers. Texans Sign Williams
North Carolina State defensive end Mario Williams already signed with the Houston Texans before today’s NFL Draft. He will be the number one pick instead of USC running back phenom Reggie Bush. Now, does New Orleans trade down since they have a quarterback in Drew Brees and a running back in Deuce McAllister? If they swapped picks with the Oakland Raiders they could have a good shot at getting a good defensive player along with additional picks or players. Oakland could be sure they drafted Vince Young. All that stands between Reggie Bush becoming a Green Bay Packer is Tennessee and the New York Jets. Since both teams could use a running back I doubt he’ll fall to number five. Much depends on New Orleans. ESPN.com’s Len Pasquarelli is shredding the Texans:
There’s now talk of the Packers taking Maryland tight end Vernon Davis. This isn’t from Wisconsin sources. The talk in Packerland is the team taking Ohio State linebacker A.J. Hawk. Although there have been sports talk radio callers suggesting sending disgruntled wide out Javon Walker along with the number five pick to the Saints for receiver Dante Stallworth and the number two pick. Many think Walker will be traded sometime during the draft.
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